WI- John Craig Schmutzer, 24, Fatally stabbed at Devil’s Lake State Park, Sauk County- 14 Oct 2020

[Quoththeraven]

The suspect is described as a white man wearing dark shorts, a dark tank top, and weight-lifting gloves.

A man and woman were found dead on a walking trail in Devil's Den State Park on Saturday afternoon, Arkansas State Police said, adding that a suspect is being sought and the deaths are being investigated as a potential double homicide.

Police were called to the area at about 2:40 p.m., according to a press release. The bodies of the 43-year-old man and 41-year-old woman were transported to the Arkansas State Crime Lab, where cause of death will be determined, police said.

The suspect's vehicle may have been "a Mazda with a license plate covered by electrical or duct tape," police said. That vehicle may have been traveling on State Highway 170 or State Highway 220, police said.

Suspect on the run after killing couple hiking with their 2 kids at Arkansas' Devil's Den State Park: Police

A 43-year-old man and 41-year-old woman were found dead on a walking trail, law enforcement said.

abcnews.go.com

Zunker says more than a dozen witnesses have all reported seeing the same man, who they have since dubbed “The Runner,” in the area at the time of the murder.

“The Runner” was wearing dark clothes, possibly a hoodie or a hat, with a mask and ripped black pants and was last seen approaching the north shore of Devil’s Lake on the East Bluff Trail — where Schmutzer was later found. Witnesses also reported the person running frantically and falling down multiple times.

‘We will not give up:’ One year after Devil’s Lake murder, still no arrest

It has been one year since 24-year-old John Schmutzer was stabbed to death in an apparently random attack at Devil’s Lake State Park, and authorities are still working to figure

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I wonder if there's any connection between the two cases?

 

[Quoththeraven]

I guess not.

https://dps.arkansas.gov/news/asp-arrests-suspect-indevils-den-double-homicide/

 

[Onlyguessing23]

Suspect on the run after killing couple hiking with their 2 kids at Arkansas' Devil's Den State Park: Police

A 43-year-old man and 41-year-old woman were found dead on a walking trail, law enforcement said.

abcnews.go.com

‘We will not give up:’ One year after Devil’s Lake murder, still no arrest

It has been one year since 24-year-old John Schmutzer was stabbed to death in an apparently random attack at Devil’s Lake State Park, and authorities are still working to figure

www.channel3000.com

I wonder if there's any connection between the two cases?

I think this is a great question! Big McGann presence in Baraboo, WI…

 

[Quoththeraven]

I think this is a great question! Big McGann presence in Baraboo, WI…

I saw that. I couldn't determine whether any of those are relations, though. He did live in Chicago for ten years, Jun 2009 - Jul 2019, according to Family Tree Now which is only a three hour drive to Baraboo and he is currently using a Chicago T-Mobile wireless phone.

https://www.familytreenow.com/search/people/results?first=Andrew&last=McGann&citystatezip=Oklahoma&rid=asa&smck=6H0fMX0EkxD6xQ3PJfelQw

 

[RedHaus]

I've come over from the Arkansas double murder case here on WS to share news that LE in WI are asking LE in AR for DNA of Andrew James McGann to compare for JS' case!

https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/wi...0-devils-lake-homicide-after-arkansas-arrest/

 

[Onlyguessing23]

Devil's Den, Arkansas, murders looked at for ties to Devil's Lake, Wisconsin, killing

The victims were all stabbed and killed at state parks in what authorities described as a random attack.

www.4029tv.com